Brookside Irish Fest Inc
To promote the culture, music, character and history of ireland and of the irish people who call Kansas city home.
Brookside Irish Fest Inc at a glance
In short: Brookside Irish Fest Inc gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $70K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $69,500
- +286.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $69,500
- Median grant
- $69,500
- Total assets
- $1,008,134
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brookside Irish Fest Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kansas City Irish Center ($70K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2020) to $70K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $70K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Irish Center Kansas City, MO | — | $69,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,008,134 | $1,222,585 | $1,366,119 | $69,500 | 1 | $33,274 |
| 2024 | $1,099,001 | $1,254,547 | $1,254,820 | $18,000 | Total only | $29,093 |
| 2023 | $1,078,440 | $1,107,763 | $1,217,696 | $21,500 | Total only | $25,155 |
| 2022 | $1,142,763 | $1,256,286 | $1,032,737 | $20,000 | Total only | $-1,506 |
| 2021 | $1,030,000 | $1,022,564 | $993,821 | $68,000 | 3 | $74,813 |
| 2020 | $984,225 | $82,651 | $261,244 | $16,500 | Total only | $-23,783 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Brookside Irish Fest Inc
Based on IRS filings
Brookside Irish Fest Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $70K. Net investment income was $33K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brookside Irish Fest Inc is led by Matt Scanlon, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matt Scanlon
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren McCluskey
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kieran Pemberton
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Alpert
Director
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Gallagher
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dustie Mejia
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Wilson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherry Stiles
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keli O'Neill Wenzel
Executive Di
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Burrus
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary McCalla
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Migneron
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Brian Carpenter (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Purcell (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Erin Gabert (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Carol Braun (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Bailey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Anthony Canning (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jan Aylward (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Sheri Heath (2020–2021) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Brookside Irish Fest Inc
How much does Brookside Irish Fest Inc give each year?
Brookside Irish Fest Inc gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $18K in grants paid.
How large is Brookside Irish Fest Inc?
Brookside Irish Fest Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is Brookside Irish Fest Inc?
Brookside Irish Fest Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Brookside Irish Fest Inc operate?
Brookside Irish Fest Inc has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.
What is Brookside Irish Fest Inc's EIN?
Brookside Irish Fest Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1850086. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 20, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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